Best fuel for 2004 TL

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Larry J. - 20 Jul 2005 22:03 GMT

I complained to my dealer about some irratic throttle response,
thinking it may be the drive-by-wire system acting up.

He asked what gas I'm using, and I told him Shell 91 Premium. He
then told me to switch to Mobil Premium, that it was recomended as
the best gas for high-octane Honda and Acura cars. The problem
should clear up after that.

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TWW - 20 Jul 2005 22:27 GMT

> I complained to my dealer about some irratic throttle response,
> thinking it may be the drive-by-wire system acting up.
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>
> Comments..?

Shell Premium was recommended for my Prelude by my Honda dealer. I have
really noticed no difference between Shell and other gasolines, though. IMO
your dealer is giving you an excuse.

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ekimevil - 22 Jul 2005 04:37 GMT

"" wrote:

> > I complained to my dealer about some irratic throttle
> response,
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> gasolines, though. IMO
> your dealer is giving you an excuse.

Yup, sounds liek a dirty excuse to me, the difference between brands
should most definitely NOT affect your throttle response (if you
consider it to be irratic)... Now, I’m not saying that all fuel is the
same... shell has their newe v-power or whatever it is, alot of these
companyies just put additives in their gas, or try to clean it up, one
of the two.. but if your throttle seems to "bog" or not respond the
way iot used to, or is like you said ’irratic’ tell the dealership to
shape up and get to the bottom of it.

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Michael Pardee - 22 Jul 2005 06:43 GMT

> "" wrote:
> > > I complained to my dealer about some irratic throttle
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> way iot used to, or is like you said 'irratic' tell the dealership to
> shape up and get to the bottom of it.

I have had problems with 76 gasoline in particular. The '84 Nissan 300ZX I
had would run okay for a month or two on it, then the idle would get funky
and the clutch would seem to grab. A can of injector cleaner in the tank or
a tankful of Texaco (now under the Shell name) would straighten it out
within half a tank. Personally, I would choose Shell over Mobil for quality,
but I haven't had any problems with Mobil. The Speedpass is convenient and
the two closest stations to home are Mobil, so we use it.

Mike

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